2 weeks ago
1
The Kerala Forest Department has recovered that the leopard tooth-like pendant attached to a concatenation worn by Malayalam rapper and songwriter Hirandas Murali, popularly known arsenic Vedan, is archetypal leopard tooth.
He was arrested connected non-bailable charges by a squad of wood officials led by the Kodanad Range Officer instantly aft helium was released connected bail by the Hill Palace successful Kochi City pursuing his arrest, on with 8 of his friends, aft 6 gm of suspected ganja were recovered from his flat adjacent Vytilla successful Kochi connected April 28, 2025.
The Forest Department had booked him for wildlife hunting, successful summation to amerciable possession of wildlife articles. The Hill Palace constabulary had alerted the wood officials aft they noticed a leopard tooth-like pendant attached to his chain. The vocalist had reportedly admitted that it was procured from Thailand.
“The pendant was sent to the Central Forensic Lab successful Kolkata successful bid to corroborate whether it is archetypal leopard tooth. We person received the confirmation that it is genuine. The follow-up action, including filing of the complaint expanse successful the lawsuit volition beryllium initiated soon,” elder section officials said.
He was booked nether the Wildlife Protection Act Section 2(16) (hunting), Section 2(31) (“trophy” means the full oregon immoderate portion of immoderate captive carnal oregon chaotic animal, different than vermin, which has been kept oregon preserved by immoderate means, whether artificial oregon natural), Section 9 (prohibition of hunting), Section 39(1) (declares arsenic authorities spot immoderate chaotic carnal hunted, carnal article, trophy oregon uncured trophy oregon nutrient derived from immoderate chaotic animal, ivory imported into India and an nonfiction made from specified ivory, and vehicle, vessel, weapon, trap oregon instrumentality that has been utilized for committing an offence and has been seized) Section 50 (power of entry, search, apprehension and detention).
